More than likely you’ve seen the “How Hard Has Aging Hit You Challenge.” As I looked at that profile picture from 10 years ago, I was struck by the face staring back at me. Yes, she was ten years younger. Yes, she was a bit thinner. Yes, even her car was small and cute and […]
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I got stuck. I woke up tired-the kind of tired that had me planning my nap before I even rolled out of bed. I spent the morning going through the motions. Breakfast. Laundry. Changing diapers. Homeschool lessons. By 11:00, my gumption was waning, and everyone’s attitudes were souring. With a thump, I closed the last
A few days before we took down the Christmas tree, my daughter scribbled out the words I had carefully written on the bottom of two of this year’s ornaments. Not just scribbled them out, scribbled them out with a permanent marker. When I heard my husband tell her, “You should probably ask Mommy before you
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Through your children’s eyes, you are Mom. Not “just a mom.” That’s because Mom (with a capital “m”) means the world to them. Mom means comforter when fears creep in during the dark of night or when feelings are crushed by a friend. You are the one with arms open to hold them as they
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My lap is rather full these days. All hours of the day and night little ones clamber onto my lap looking for comfort and connection. I hold the baby cradling him against my heart and listening to his soft breathes flow in and out as he finds comfort in the beat of my heart, in
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